Thank you for completing your Individual Development Plan
Thank you to everyone who completed or updated their Individual Development Plan (IDP). Between Jan. 1 and Oct. 3 of this year 365 people identified nearly 2,500 technical training needs in their IDPs.
What happens next? Throughout October and November this information will be reviewed by your Area Technical Training Team (ATTT) to determine the local training priorities. Those priorities will then be compiled at the state level and used to develop the training plan for 2027.
Didn’t complete your IDP or have new training needs? Communicate your technical training needs directly to your ATTT and add them to your IDP today. We regularly pull updated information from the IDP tool and use it for direct email advertisement when applicable trainings are being held, so there is a lot of value in keeping your IDP up to date throughout the year!
Want to start tackling your training needs right now? Here are some training resources already available:
Also, be sure to mark your calendar to tune into the Tech Talk on Nov. 16 at 1 p.m., which will go in depth on the technical training resources that are available to you year round.
GIS Tech Talks
Join us on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. for a demonstration of the NRCS GIS Engineering Watershed Toolbox. Amanda Deans, TTCP Engineer, will demonstrate how you can use the toolbox in ArcGIS Pro to delineate a watershed, calculate a watershed slope, calculate an RCN, and other useful features. On Nov. 23 at 1 p.m., Christopher Kringstad, NRCS GIS Specialist, will discuss Map Series in ArcGIS Pro. Tech Talk session topics and descriptions, a link to join the live session, and links to replays can all be found on the Tech Talk page.
Feel free to submit your ideas for future GIS Tech Talks.
Tyler’s Three Things: Bin Run Seed
“Bin Run” seed refers to grain that is produced and then planted as seed on the same farm owned by the producer.
Minnesota statute, known as “Seed Law,” must be followed in all seedings, including conservation work.
Seed sold or given away in Minnesota, including private sales, must be sold or given by a permitted vendor.
Want to learn more? Check out the NRCS Bin-Run Seed Considerations for Cover Crops fact sheet.
2026 Shared Training Calendar
An updated working version of the 2026 training calendar is available. This 12-month view of training offerings is regularly updated and provides information about upcoming training events, including potential dates and locations. Please see the legend at the top and note that the further out a training is proposed the more likely adjustments will need to be made. The dates, locations, and other details are always tentative until the event is posted on the Training Calendar.
BWSR Sponsored Training Events
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Minnesota Wetland Professional Certification Program |
Upcoming Minnesota Wetland Professional Certification Program Course Schedule:
Oct. 13 & 14 - Functional Assessment Method – Shoreview (FULL)
Nov. 18 - WCA Rule Virtual Training (POSTPONED to early 2027)
Dec. 8 - New Normal?: Emerging Topics in the Wetland World - St. Paul (FULL – waitlist only)
Technical Training and Certification Program Trainings
Tech Talk Webinars: Mondays at 1 p.m.
- Oct. 19, P-Index
- Oct. 26, GIS: NRCS Engineering Watershed Toolbox
- Nov. 2, New Minnesota Seed Calculator
- Nov. 16, Technical Training Resources
- Nov. 23, GIS: Map Series in ArcGIS Pro
- Nov. 30, Farm Economics: Harvest
October
November - December
Not all training takes place in a classroom. Check out the links below to learn at a time and place of your choosing.
We’ve also put together a searchable library of recorded modules, webinars, videos and other resources to help our staff and partners find professional development information on a variety of topics. You can visit BWSR’s Online Learning page to find web-based technical training resources sorted by category
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